Rain gutter dredger and use thereof
AssigneeXiang Liu
InventorXiang Liu
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to a system designed for automatic de-clogging a rain gutter and a downspout. The system (also referred to as a gutter dredger) comprises a motion device (motor) and a cleaning device. When it is raining, rain water can power the system to cause reciprocating motions of the cleaning device that can result in de-clogging of a gutter and a downspout that have the system installed. A debris removal device may be positioned in the downspout to remove big debris before it moves into the motor. The gutter dredger can be used for automatically de-clogging a gutter and downspout whenever it is raining.
Claims20
A process for de-clogging a rain gutter and a downspout coupled to said rain gutter, said process comprising causing uni-directional motions or oscillating motions of a cleaning member of a cleaning device coupled to a set of motion connectors, said cleaning device is positioned within a portion of said rain gutter, said downspout or a combination thereof, wherein said uni-directional motions or oscillating motions are caused by manual operations, caused by directing a liquid from an upper opening of said downspout that is coupled to said rain gutter through said downspout to a motion device functionally coupled to said set of motion connectors, or a combination thereof, wherein said motion device is configured to drive said uni-directional motions or oscillating motions of said cleaning member based on motions of said liquid flowing through said downspout and through said motion device caused by gravity.
A system for de-clogging a rain gutter and a downspout coupled to said rain gutter, said system comprising:
- a motion device and a cleaning device comprising a cleaning member functionally coupled to said motion device,
- wherein said motion device is configured to drive uni-directional motions or oscillating motions of said cleaning member based on motions of a liquid flowing through said rain gutter and said downspout and through said motion device caused by gravity,
- wherein said motion device comprises:
- a set of motion wheels coupled to said cleaning member of said cleaning device,
- or,
- a device housing having an upper end and a lower end distal to each other along a longitudinal axis of said device housing, a partition member for forming a first partition and a second partition, each is parallel to said longitudinal axis, and a direction device for opening and closing said first partition and said second partition in alternate.
A kit for a system for de-clogging a rain gutter and a downspout coupled to said rain gutter, said kit comprising a motion device selected from:
- a first motion device comprising a set of motion wheels configured to be coupled to said cleaning member of said cleaning device;
- a second motion device comprising:
- at least a device housing having an upper end and a lower end distal to each other along a longitudinal axis of said device housing, a partition member for forming a first partition and a second partition, each is parallel to said longitudinal axis, and a direction device for opening and closing said first partition and said second partition in alternate;
- and
- a first motion member positioned in said first partition and a second motion member positioned in said second partition, said first and said second motion member are coupled together via a motion member coupler and each is movable parallel to said longitudinal axis, said first motion member is configured, when it moves downward, to pull said second motion member moving upward via said motion member coupler and, in alternate, said second motion member is configured, when it moves downward, to pull said first motion member moving upward via said motion member coupler;
- wherein, said direction device is configured to open said first partition and close said second partition when said first motion member is near said upper end and said second motion member is near said lower end, in alternate, said direction device is configured to open said second partition and close said first partition when said second motion member is near said upper end and said first motion member is near said lower end, and said direction device is configured to open only one of said first and said second partition at a time;
- wherein, said first partition and said second partition are positioned in said device housing;
- or
- said first partition is positioned in a first device housing and said second partition is positioned in a second device housing;
- or a combination thereof;
- wherein said motion device is configured to produce uni-directional motions or oscillating motions based on motions of a liquid flowing through said motion device caused by gravity when assembled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.